SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and
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journal article‚ ‘The Revolt On The Slave Ship Creole: Popular resistance to slavery in post-emancipation Nassau’ was written by Edward Eden. Dr. Edward Eden is a professor of English at Hanover College‚ Indiana‚ U.S.A. This article was taken from the ‘Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society‚ October 2000‚’ pages 13 through 20.’ As penned by the author the main purpose of this article is to familiarize its Bahamian readers with the revolt on the slave ship Creole in an effort to solicit sources
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also to be looked at. It is this externalization of costs that has led to the ship breaking industry being an unsustainable one. Adverse Environmental Impacts: The 3 toxic materials present in any ship – asbestos‚ polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and toxic paint such as tributylin (TBT) – are the ones that have caused and are continuing to cause havoc in the environment. Mishandling of these hazardous wastes during ship breaking cause considerable and long-term consequences on health‚ safety and the
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The Waste Land: T. S. Eliot’s Journey of Realization and Revelation Cara Williams Course: English 122 Honors Instructor: Dr. James Walter Essay Type: Literary Analysis The Waste Land‚ by T. S. Eliot‚ appeared at a time when European society was not quite sure what to do with itself. Europe had just emerged from World War I‚ a war which had traumatized the continent and its society. Many felt the world was chaotic and inhumane. A sense of disillusionment and cynicism became pronounced and nihilism1
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9 WASTE MANAGEMENT CHAPTER OUTLINE 9.1 Introduction and Meaning 9.2 Reasons for Generation and Accumulation of Obsolete‚ Surplus and Scrap Items 9.3 9.4 • • Identification and Control of Waste Disposal of Scrap Exercises Skill Development 9.1 INTRODUCTION AND MEANING The industrial waste and scrap consists of spoiled raw-materials‚ rejected components‚ defective parts‚ waste from production departments etc. involves some commercial values. They should be disposed of periodically and
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This passage is an extract from Joseph O’ Connor’s Star of the sea which was penned in the year 2002. The passage makes use of a third person narrative view point as a result of which the readers are provided with a vivid image of passengers aboard a stormy sea ship. The passage talks about a ship afloat a stormy sea and how the passengers on the deck are caught unaware due to this storm. The author uses a descriptive style of writing with short crisp sentences that heighten the pace of the story
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In the Heart of the Sea Jason Barker In the novel “In the heart of the Sea” Nathaniel Philbrick introduces the reader to Nantucket Island located in the east coast. He establishes the importance of the whaling industry in relation to the island. Philbrick does an incredible job of telling the story of 20 regular men doing their jobs whaling. They set sail on a renewed ship called the Essex. The Essex took a beating from a storm before it finally met its match an angered sperm whale. The whale rammed
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Star of the Sea By: Joseph O’Connor I.B. English A1 The passage from Star of the Sea was written by Joseph O’Connor. It is a piece of narrative prose which takes place on a passenger ship. The passage is written in a third-person subjective narrative mode. The passage is takes place at a point in the storyline as the ship is passing through a violent storm at sea‚ which portrays the forces of nature The passage starts with a sense of an atmosphere‚ “The music of the ship was howling around
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Electronic Waste The mishandling of electronic waste also referred to as E-Waste‚ has lasting environment and social impacts on underdeveloped and struggling countries that become dumping grounds for unwanted and nonworking electrical and electronic components and devices. Many of the electronic-waste recycling facilities are located in South and East Asia. E-waste is a source of electronic parts and valuable metals for reuse. This industry is only profitable in Asia‚ because laborers work for
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Vino Coffin Ship Letter Although I had to leave behind many of my possessions‚ and friends and family‚ I could potentially leave my life of poverty as well. Living in the coffin ship was a terrible experience. The ship was crowded and smelled bad. Living quarters were tight and congested‚ many people got sick . Just a couple of weeks in‚ people were already dying off and I was worried if I were to also be taken by sickness. The waves and storms tossed the ship back and forth so no one dared
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